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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Police are looking for help identifying a young girl and hopefully locating her parents after the child was found in a North Omaha neighborhood Wednesday morning. OPD estimates the girl, who calls herself “Icy,” is 3-6 years old and weighs about 50-60 pounds. The...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Students returning to Westside High School after winter break found new traffic signs at a crash-prone intersection outside the school’s north entrance. The signs at 89th and Pacific Streets now require drivers to turn right only, eliminating left turns that school officials say have contributed...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The label dangerous intersection fits a crossroads just north of the metro area. It’s where a county road and busy highway meet. Video shows the aftermath of a bad crash in mid-December, but images of it happening are still fresh in the minds of two witnesses.

Kevin Carter / Kevin Carter/Getty Images A Southwest Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after encountering “major difficulty” at a Midwestern airport. An “Alert 2” was issued just before 3 p.m. at Eppley Airfield, also known as Omaha Airport, located three miles northeast of downtown Omaha,...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Council Bluffs police are investigating after a woman suffering a gunshot wound was dropped off at a hospital there Wednesday morning. According to authorities, at about 8:45 a.m., staff at CHI Mercy Hospital notified officers a female victim had been dropped off suffering a gunshot wound to the...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Detective Jordan Brandt expects to be back on full duty soon after a bullet shattered his femur during a South Omaha gas station shootout one month ago. Brandt was one of four officers injured in a gunfire exchange with a suspect at the gas station. Officers had responded after spotting a vehicle...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A man is in jail after a pursuit involving a reported stolen vehicle Monday morning. Kevin Bequette was booked on charges of flight to avoid arrest, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, theft by receiving, violation of parole, burglary, theft by unlawful taking, and possession of meth....

Omaha police officers went to the crash near 177th Street and West Center Road at about 6 p.m. Tuesday.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On this day in 2022, there was a historic milestone for Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. African elephant parents Kiki and Callee welcomed a calf — the first elephant born in the zoo’s history. Her name, Eugenia, means “noble” or “well-born.”...

The developer of the former Civic Auditorium site has sued the City of Omaha, alleging the city’s conduct interfered with what has been a years-long downtown redevelopment project. Civic Corner, a limited liability company owned by developer White Lotus Group, filed the lawsuit Jan. 1. The group alleges that...